Special Collection: Earth Day

 

 

Every day is Earth Day for these kids who work to help nature around them.

Let’s get to know nature’s cleanup crew!

Why is recycling important? How can you make sure you're doing it right?

If you could fix either water or air pollution with a snap of your fingers, which would you choose?

Read about why scientists want us to use less of this sparkly stuff, and analyze data about plastic pollution in the environment.

Discover how scientists are helping an island's top predator return from the brink. Then explain how changes in wolf numbers can affect an ecosystem.

Meet Nalini Nadkarni, a scientist who climbs to the tops of trees to study what lives up there. Then make observations about trees in your own neighborhood.

Learn why more and more homes and businesses are powered by the sun. Then explore advantages and disadvantages of solar power as a renewable source of electricity.

Meet the scientists and caretakers who work to protect these endangered apes. Evaluate how human activity affects endangered mountain gorillas.